Dear members,
This month,
Conservative Future elects its National Executive. May I take this opportunity
to introduce myself, Sarah-Jane Sewell, and seek your support in electing me to
be your National Deputy Chairman for Membership.
This last year
has been incredibly successful for Conservative Future, with many new branches
founded and old ones re-established, not forgetting the hard work and
dedication of those already there. It is a remarkable platform for young
Conservative politicians, whether they aspire to represent or just to help. Disraeli
said, “everything that is great, has been done by the young”, so please help me
to help us continue to build up the membership, respect and influence of
Conservative Future.
HELP AND
SUPPORT FOR NEW AND STRUGGLING BRANCHES. It is my wish to help those
branches who are struggling and those who are just starting out. This means
helping to bring in support for events, guidance on technicalities and encouraging
non-active members. Together we can build up our strength. I believe we should promote
good practice by providing guidance and support for all parts of CF, including
how to attract guest speakers, sponsorship, discounts and being a good host.
THE DATABASE SHOULD WORK FOR US ALL. Branches, Areas, and Regions all
feed membership data up through to National. We should make that information
useful in reverse by helping access for branches to find out who and where their
members are. There are people out there who still don’t know we’re here; whose
only contact with the party is an annual letter asking for their subscription!
We need to find those non-active members and give them the encouragement and
the contacts they need to begin to make a difference.
elect more
members TO STUDENTS UNIONS/NUS for
better representation in Universities, Sixth Forms and
Colleges. For way too
long the NUS has been the preserve
of the left and the far left; we have a duty to change that. The NUS claim to believe in Democracy. We must
encourage our Conservative Future members run for SU/NUS
positions (on non-party-political tickets if necessary) and support them where
possible. This is the only way that we can empower our student members, and
roll back the Labour/Lib Dem domination of the voice of the student population.
PROVIDE HELP, SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR CONSERVATIVE FUTURE MEMBERS IN
ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGNING. Many members of Conservative Future
were elected to Town, Parish and District councils in 2011. We must strive to
help more members get elected in future elections. We must provide support and
training for potential candidates; giving them the necessary guidance for effective
campaigning, campaign literature and campaign delivery.
decentralise
from London to provide fairer opportunities for all. More national events should be held
throughout the country to allow members to attend for whom London isn’t readily
accessible. Working closely with Regional and Area Chairman, we will help to
find ideal locations for training, fun, social and social action projects to
allow more members to be active nationally.
To make this
all happen, we must act now. “The future depends on what we do in the present”.
Vote me, Sarah-Jane Sewell as your National Conservative Future Deputy Chairman
for Membership. I do not make any wild, impossible promises; but with your vote
I will do my very best for you and all of Conservative Future.
Thank you for your time reading my
manifesto and for allowing me to share my ideas.